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Intermediate Filament Markers Flashcards

1
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Identify tumors derived from smooth, cardiac &
skeletal muscles

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Actin

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Present in normal mesenchymal cells and their neoplastic counterparts:

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Vimentin

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3
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Neoplastic counterparts: (5)

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  1. Sarcoma
  2. Melanoma
  3. Leukemia
  4. Seminoma
  5. Schwannomas (cancer in schwann cells)
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Highly specific for myogenic tumors

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Desmin

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Confirms diagnosis of astrocytoma

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Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)

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